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Helvetia Road Between Jacobson and Schaaf Roads (re-opens August 16, 2015)

Cornelius Pass Road Between Cornell and U.S. 26 (until December 2016)

Baseline Road - 231st to Brookwood and 197th to WIllow Creek (until Summer 2016)

SW Bates Road Closure (between August 1-31, 2015)

 

About 10:10 pm on July 22, an Oregon State Trooper called out his pursuit from Tillamook on Highway 6 toward Washington County. The driver was a felon wanted for a "strong arm" rape in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He had fled New Mexico to the Netarts/Tillamook area to escape prosecution. Tillamook SWAT had just missed him leaving a house in Netarts on the Oregon coast. Police also had information that the driver wanted to commit suicide by engaging police.

With speeds topping 100 mph, the trooper momentarily lost sight of the suspect near milepost 6, but other motorists reported his route to dispatch at milepost 11 (nice job motorists!). Multiple Washington County deputies launched into action, and the trooper located the suspect at milepost 34 traveling 130 mph.

A deputy joined the pursuit at the Highway 6 and 47 intersection. As the suspect passed cars in the oncoming lanes, more deputies got into position with spike strips. They successfully spiked the suspect vehicle while it was traveling at 104 mph on Highway 6 near the Sunset on-ramp.  They hoped to stop him from entering the freeway. His tires were successfully spiked a second time, but the pursuit continued.

The driver left Highway 26 just east of NW Mountaindale Road onto a gravel road. He went 4x4 into a field and hit a ditch, launching the car with the driver's door open and disabled the vehicle upon landing. The driver bailed and ran on foot about a quarter mile into a heavily wooded area, but he was quickly located by a tracking K-9 and taken into custody at 11:15 pm.

We thank all agencies that supported this pursuit and those who closed down several main highways to prevent loss of life: Oregon State Police, Washington County Deputies, Oregon Department of Transportation, and all the officers and K-9 teams that responded from the Beaverton, Hillsboro, Portland, and Tigard police departments.

From Tillamook County, it was a fast 65 minutes of seamless teamwork that led to the capture of this wanted fugitive without anyone suffering injuries or property damage. The driver was charged with multiple counts of Attempting to Elude Police, Reckless Driving, Reckless Endangering Another, and for being a fugitive wanted on a felony warrant for Rape. 

An altercation occurred between two inmates 

staying at the Community Corrections (work release) facility across the street from your Sheriff's Office.

When the deputy arrived to interview the two men involved, the suspect admitted to striking the victim in the face because . . . the victim repeatedly "passed gas" in the main living area of their dorm.

The "offended offender" was arrested for Harassment and for violating the terms of his parole.

That really stinks.